| 词条 | Jacob French |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Jacob French | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1754|7|15}} | birth_place = Stoughton, Massachusetts | origin = | death_date = May 1817 (aged 62) | death_place = Simsbury, Connecticut | genre = | occupation = Composer | instrument = | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = | website = }}Jacob French (July 15, 1754 – May 1817)[1] was a singing master and one of the first American composers. "A student of William Billings, French adopted Billings' innovative approach to psalmody ... His music tends to be more complex in its structure, rhythm, and counterpoint than most of his contemporaries."[2] "Along with William Billings, he is regarded as one of the finest composer of anthems in the New England tradition."[3] French's Farewell Anthem appears in Southern Harmony, 1835, as well as The Sacred Harp from 1844 to the present.[4] He was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts. His brother, Edward, also composed a few tunes[5] Some of French's choral music was adapted by American composer John Cage for his Apartment House 1776 and subsequently arranged for string quartet as part of 44 Harmonies by violinist Irvine Arditti. These were recorded and issued by Mode Records along with adaptations by Cage of other Colonial-period hymnists. Publications
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(Scores available at the Choral Public Domain Library) Discography
References1. ^https://books.google.com/books?id=WlD7w91K5VwC&pg=PA88 American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music By Frank J. Metcalf , Published 2007 By READ BOOKS {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:French, Jacob}}{{US-composer-stub}}2. ^Jones, Daniel C. L., Editor. 1998. Jacob French (1754-1817): The Collected Works. New York: Garland. 331 pp. 3. ^Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp. 4. ^http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline 5. ^http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/singingstoughton.htm Singing Stoughton 5 : 1754 births|1817 deaths|American male composers|American composers|Shape note |
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